Jim wrote: >Who ever said there was such a thing as a healthy guru-disciple relationship? <Most religions implicitly believe in the existence of a healthy guru-disciple relationship. Jesus, Buddha, Krisna all had their disciples. In other words the majority of people on this planet.
Jim wrote: >>demanding profession of a guru" -- what is that like being a doctor? Would you speak of the "demanding profession of a fraudster"? <<
If there is something as a healty guru-disciple relationship, yes, then I believe that being a guru is a demanding profession for which few are equipped.
yes, being a fraud can be demanding too.
Andries